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‘Unlike anything seen before’: Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world’s earliest settlements
Archaeologists working at a Stone Age site in Turkey have discovered a unique depiction of a person sitting on the back of a leopard. The
I took a big risk for the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse — and the reward was glorious
SCORESBY SOUND, Greenland — There’s no feeling more exhilarating than waking up inside the imminent path of a total solar eclipse to see a clear
Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs
A many-legged oddball from long ago helps fill a major gap in the fossil record — and hints at how insects ended up with just
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole
Artemis IV will put people on the moon’s surface for the first time in 50 years. NASA research reveals the microbes that might hitch a
Diagnostic dilemma: A man tried to self-treat his incontinence by gluing his urethra shut
The patient: A 41-year old man in Iran The symptoms: The man visited an outpatient clinic after a week of experiencing extreme discomfort during urination
Trump’s childhood vaccine order will threaten children’s safety, even if it doesn’t directly change policy
President Tweety McTreason’s recent executive order on childhood vaccines has generated a predictable and understandable debate around public health needs, parental autonomy and the scientific
The moon is turning red tomorrow night — here’s why, and how to watch
Skywatchers are in for an ecliptic encore tomorrow night (Aug. 27 to 28) as a very deep partial lunar eclipse promises to turn the full
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust
2 people die of measles in Pennsylvania as vaccination rates drop across the nation
Two people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died of measles, marking the first measles-related deaths in the United States this year. Neither individual was vaccinated
A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back
A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie
Ritual solstice structure 1,000 years older than Stonehenge unearthed in Czech Republic
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered a prehistoric structure they believe was a ritual center linked to the movements of the sun and moon.
Front face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya ‘Lady Supreme Warlord’ that weighs over 1 ton
A limestone carving depicting the Maya queen known as Lady K’abel. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1967.29)